Misawa Air Base has received the U.S. Air Force's first F-35A Lightning II fighters to be permanently based in Japan, beginning the transition from the F-16 to the fifth-gen aircraft. Misawa Air Base, ...

Stealth fighters arrived at Misawa Air Base, the first replacements the Air Force pledged for the F-16 Fighting Falcons stationed there.

In 2018, a Kuwaiti Air Force pilot flying an F/A-18 Hornet experienced a sudden and dramatic jolt when his aircraft was struck by lightning in midair. The jet continued flying normally, allowing the ...

The Ministry of Defence has downplayed reports that several F-35B Lightning II jets are currently unaccounted for on the ...

The Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II is widely thought to be one of the most advanced fighter jets currently in existence. Across its three main variants — the F-35A, the F-35B, and the F-35C (U.S ...

Fighter jets perform poorly at their theoretical max speeds which is why they almost never fly at those speeds.

With over a thousand F-35s built and thousands more on order, the F-35's flyaway costs can be lower than some ...